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Welcome to Year 3!

Hello and welcome to the Year 3 Class News!

It’s been an excellent start to the year and I’ve been really impressed by the children’s fantastic attitude to their learning. In the Class News this year you’ll find all sorts of information about what we’ve been doing in school.

Below are some information about routines in Year 3.

PE

PE is on Mondays and Fridays. Please make sure that children have suitable outdoor and indoor PE kits.

Reading

Reading this year is a little different to Year 2. The children will read with me once a week in small groups. At the end of this session, the children will be given a target page to get to by the next time they read with me. As the group are all reading the same book it’s really important that they don’t read past the target page! If the children have reached their target page they can read a different book from home or I can arrange for them to take home an additional book from school.  During the week other adults will usually read with the children too. However, it’s really important that the children read at home with an adult as well.

Homework

The routine for homework is the same as in Year 2. It will be given out most Fridays and is expected in the following Wednesday. Children are expected to spend between 30 minutes – 1 hour on their homework. It should only cover one page of their homework book.

Tables and spellings

Tables and spellings are given out on Fridays and will be tested the following Friday. The yellow Learning Lists book has the spellings and tables listed in them. Children can practise for the tests in these books at home. They should be brought back into school each day so the children can practise in school and so that the new lists can be put in on Fridays.

Thanks very much for taking the time to read through the first post of the year. They won’t usually be as long as this one! If you have any questions at all or just want to say hello, please come and find me. If you can’t see me on the playground I’ll probably be in the classroom – just ask at the office for someone to show you where I am!

SEAL statement 19 September

‘I know how others might feel when they are in a new situation’ is the SEAL statement this week.

We have a number of new children and members of staff who have joined Moortown Primary school this September.  We hope they are settling in well.  How do you think they might feel in their new school?

Welcome to Reception

Finally the start of school for Reception children has arrived!  All the new children will be starting this week.

Here are some of the things you need to know this week.

Arrival

After the first day children need to arrive by 8.50 when the bell rings. Reception children don’t line up but please bring your child into the classroom to help them with their coat and to settle them. There will be different activities for the children and you to get involved with. We will play music when it’s  time for parents to leave. (usually 9.20).

Hometime

Please wait at the gate of our outside area at 3.15. When we see you we will send your child out. Those children collected by Candystripe will stay in the classroom to be collected.

Bookbags

Children should bring their bookbag to school every day. Letters are put in the bookbags at the end of the day.

Clothes

In reception we like to go outdoors in all weathers. Please make sure that children come to school appropriately dressed and please label all your child’s clothes. Children often take their jumpers and coats off and either forget where they have left them or somebody else picks them up first. If it is not labelled it might not get back to them. Labelled clothes save a lot of time for us and anxiety for the children as we can quickly identify who they belong to.

Lunctime

Your child has a choice of packed lunch or hot dinners. Packed lunch children eat  in the hall and hot dinners are served in the dining hall. Children are very well supervised and looked after. They have help to carry their tray and are encouraged to eat as much as they can. It would be very helpful if you could encourage your child to use a knife and fork before they come to school as lunchtimes can be very stressful for children who are not used to feeding themselves.

There will be more information to follow in the weekly newsletter and here on the website. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions.

We are very much looking  forward to greeting you and your children during the coming week and can’t wait to get started on their learning journey at Moortown.

Welcome to Year 1

Wow! What a fantastic start to Year 1.  The children have shown some great learning from the start and we are very excited to see how they are going to develop.    Benjiman and Adwait have both shown how they understand their own feelings and those of others and Mia has already received a certificate for taking responsibility for her own learning.

Look out for all the exciting learning that is going to take place in Year 1!

Some things you need to know:

• children will need their PE kits on Tuesdays and Fridays
• book bags will be needed every day
• homework is sent out on Friday and is expected back on Wednesday
• spellings are sent out on Friday and need to be learnt for the following Friday

Look out for the newsletter which will be coming home soon.  In the meantime,  if you have any questions, please come in and see Mrs Maver or me, Mrs Weekes.

Looking forward to working with you and your children over the coming year.

Welcome to Year 4!

Hello parents, carers and pupils to the Year 4 blog!

First of all, I’d like to offer everyone a warm welcome. If you haven’t introduced yourself yet, please come up and see me soon.

Here you will find regular updates of all the fun and exciting things taking place in Year 4. We’ll have pictures, videos, quotes as well as examples of brilliant learning.

In addition, you will find a bunch of resources that I have come across which will further your child’s learning.

I’m really looking forward to the year ahead with what is quite clearly a lovely class of children and I’m certain that they will all enjoy and achieve along the way. Find out more about me in our staff interview.

Staying Safe themed week 26 September

We are looking for parents / carers who have a job related to safety.

If you can spare some time, during our Staying Safe themed week (26 September), to come in to talk to the children about how safety affects your work please speak to your child’s class teacher or leave a message at the office.

Thank you.

16 September 2011

For the next couple of weeks, we’ll be investigating the effect of adding ‘ing’ to verbs (actions or ‘doing words’). This week the spellings are all words which you just have to add ‘ing’ to the root word.

The children will be tested on eight out of the ten words. They’ll be tested on Friday 23 September.

16 September 2011

This week we are learning WOW words, to learn them and to use them in the correct context.

Children will be tested in class on Friday 23 September and will be given points for using them correctly in written work and verbally in class.

Here are the WOW words (they’re all adverbs, to describe actions) for all children to learn how to spell and how to use in context:

• aggressively
• cautiously
• stealthily
• destructively
• painstakingly
• fearlessly
• intensely
• delicately
• effortlessly
• noiselessly

Hello from Mrs Hazell

Hello there and welcome to Year Six’s Class News, 2011-12.

It’s been an excellent start to the year with everyone showing a positive attitude to their learning. The children are already focused and committed to being the best they possibly can.

Here’s just a few reminders and some information to start the year off:

Reading

I read with every child in a small group once a week. Other staff in the class may read with them too, but it’s really important that children read at home as well. It doesn’t have to be story books – factual books, newspapers (children’s ones are available if you look), comics, magazines or websites are all good, too. This year, we’re going to be concentrating on understanding the meaning behind the words authors use and why characters behave and react as they do. You can help your child by asking questions about characters’ plots and settings rather than simply hearing them read.

Homework

Homework is due nearly every week, just like the rest of the school. It’s given out on Fridays and is due on Wednesdays. This gives children three evenings and two whole weekend days to do the homework, which should be plenty of time. At Moortown, we expect each piece of homework to take around 30 mins – 1 hour. This could be done in three 15 minute sessions or one long fun session. One of the Year 6 team will mark the homework and feedback to the children their stars (things they have done well) and their steps (things that need a little more work). This will either be done verbally or in writing.

Spellings

Spellings are given out on Fridays and tested the following Friday. Children should practise them by whatever works for them, but I recommend the tried and tested method: READ IT> COVER IT > WRITE IT > CHECK IT.

Times Tables

Each week children are asked to practise their times tables. By Year 4, children should know their tables, so by Year 6, they should be really quick and accurate with all tables (and division facts) up to their 10s. If your child isn’t up to speed, I can’t stress enough how important it is for them to spend more time practising. Children’s ability with number affects loads of their maths and times tables is a vital part of that. 5 – 10 minutes every day is perfect. Don’t forget division facts too.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to pop in and see me.

16 September 2011

Homework is due every week. It is given out on Fridays and is due on Wednesdays. This gives children enough time to do the homework.

We will be holding a ‘Learning Session’ for parents in the next few weeks, where we will explain the homework in more detail and show some examples.

This week’s homework is creative and is due on Wednesday 21 September.

I can show something interesting about myself.

Here are some ideas for what might be creative:

• poster
• labelled diagrams
• photographs
• models
• drawings
• writing some sentences
• your child’s own idea